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Shonen Flop


Jun 13, 2022

I Zan’t believe this was published in Shonen Jump.

 

We and our guest Manga Historian MaxyBee discuss Naoya Sugita’s (SWOT) Shonen Jump manga Zan.

 

 Show Notes:

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Credits:

  • Shonen Flop is hosted by David Weinberger and Jordan Forbes

 

  • Additional editing assistance by Dylan Crider you can find his podcast, Anime Out of Context at animeoutofcontext.com

 

  • Episode art by Merliel (IG: mer_liel)

 

  • Cover art funded by our generous art benefactor Nigel Francis

 

  • Episode transcriptions by The Ghostwriters: Travis “T” Root, OzyRat, and TrafalagarWolfwood. You can find them on our website shonenflop.com

 

MAL Description: 

A samurai manga about a boy named Zan. Zan's father was a legendary swordsman who used a sword which had no blade (think Sakabatou from Ruroken). Zan's father died one day, and ever since, Zan has wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps.

 

The manga starts off with Zan being transferred to a new high school in his second year. When pushed, Zan somehow becomes super strong and has incredible sword technique that allows him to beat his enemies.